“He is the guru of acting coaches in this town. Studying with J.D. Lewis, you’ll be most certainly on the road to success.”
- David Kirkpatrick
President – Paramount Pictures

“If you have the chance to study with J.D. Lewis, it will change the course of your career.”
- Gary Dontzig
Executive Producer of “Suddenly Susan” and “ Murphy Brown”

“If you are lucky enough to get into this class, you have a real shot at learning the craft from a master.”
- Tom Hahn
VP of Talent / Head of Casting Tri Star / Columbia Pictures

“Studying with J.D. Lewis in a business with no guarantees is one guaranteed way to better auditions, performances and getting a real shot at a career.”
- Joel Thurm
Casting Director

Past Guest Speakers at The Actor’s Lab:

Michael Patrick King
Executive Producer / Writer /  Director – “Sex in The City”

David Kirkpatrick
President of Paramount Pictures

Mimi Leder
Emmy Winning Director or “ER” and Film Director – “Deep Impact”  / “Pay It Forward”

Tony Sepulveda
Head of Casting / Warner Brothers Television

Roland Joffe
Film Director – “The Mission” and “ The Killing Fields”

Steve Dontanville
William Morris Agent, representing  Reese Witherspoon and Holly Hunter

Sheldon Larry
Director of “If Looks Could Kill” and “The Twilight Zone”

Neil Bagg
Talent Agent at Don Buchwald and Associates

Marci Liroff – Casting Director – “ET”, “Spiderwick Chronicles”, 
“Mean Girls”, “Gothika”, “The Iron Giant”, “Bladerunner”

Robert Iscove – Director
“Cinderella w/ Whitney Houston”, “She’s All That”, “Save The Last Dance”